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Clinical Informatics Data Integrity Specialist (Hybrid)

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2025

About the role

Northwest Kidney Center is hiring a Clinical Informatics Data Integrity Specialist to join our Clinical Informatic team in Burien, WA. This position will be Hybrid and work 2- days onsite after the initial training period. Pay range: $22.05 - $33.60 FSLA/Shift: Full-time, 40 hours/week, Day Shift Mon-Fri, Non- Exempt Purpose The Clinical Informatics Data Integrity Specialist is responsible for oversite of data integrity for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reporting requirements, data management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of submissions. Positions uses multiple internal and external systems for submissions, preparation, error correction, verification, troubleshooting and reporting. Duties And ResponsibilitiesData Submission and Integrity

Responsible for EQRS daily, weekly, monthly, and annual clinical data submissions, troubleshooting, analysis of error patterns, and error corrections and annual reporting.
Responsible for the annual completion of Form CMS-2744, the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Medical Information System ESRD Facility Survey, which provides final totals of all patients and treatments provided by each NKC facility during the prior calendar year and includes important facility and patient demographic information, such as Medicare status, vocational rehabilitation, and facility staff counts.
Responsible for submission of quality measures for all NKC patients in EQRS for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP), including annual patient assessments and various reporting measures.

Reporting and Documentation

Prepares summary reports for routine and special projects.
Creates and updates procedures and other documentation.
Supports the development of clinical reports and data dashboards by verifying data meets requirements specifications.

Support and Service Desk

Provides backup to department employees.
Assists Clinical Informatics Team members with triaging Service Desk tickets assigned to CIS department, manages queue of unassigned tickets and resolves tickets assigned to CIS team.
Responds to inquiries from clinical staff and other interdisciplinary teams to update patient changes in status and demographic information in EMR, EQRS, and billing platforms.

Compliance and Projects

Supports clinical operations with regulatory reporting.
Participates in projects and process improvement groups.
Other duties as assigned.

Required qualifications

High School diploma or GED required, college preferred
At least two (2) years previous data integrity experience in a medical office setting; Dialysis setting

Learn more about us, NKC on YouTube Benefit offerings for eligible employees (.6-1.0 FTE):

Choice of 3 medical insurance plans through Kaiser Permanente (PPO, HMO & HDHP)
Delta Dental
Vision Services Plan
401 Retirement match and discretionary match
Disability benefits such as Short-term & Long-term Plans
Life & AD&D Plans
Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement of up to $4,000 annually
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Transit Subsidy
Paid Time Off includes personal time off and 8 Holidays. PTO will accrue bi-weekly and will be pro-rated based on the FTE. The accrual rate will be 7.39 hours each bi-weekly pay period for staff.

Founded in 1962 as the world’s first outpatient dialysis provider, Northwest Kidney Centers operates 20 dialysis clinics across the Puget Sound region in addition to hospital-based services and a large home-based dialysis program. We are a not-for-profit, community-based organization and consistently rank among the top dialysis providers in the United States in quality of care, patient outcomes and transplant rates. At Northwest Kidney Centers, teamwork, integrity, respect, excellence and stewardship guide our approach to how we work.